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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COIyMOAS: 64TURDAY, FEB. 4. The . SacarrAmr r WAR presented the Letter from Mr. Pearse, the army clothier, moved for some days ago by Mr. H. THORNTON'. Mr. WHARTON brotight 9p the Report of the Committee of Supply of yesterday, which wasp agreed to, and the Committee ordered to sit again on Monday. Mr.. HUSKISSON gave notice that he should, in 3 Committee of 'Ways and Means, on Monday, move for the usual Annual EstimateS. On the motion of Mr. Husxtss6N, it was ordered that Nlr. Pugh and Colonel Tamer do- attend the Conutittee of the whole House, on Monday, to give evidence on the charges exhibited against his Royal Highness the Duke of York.—Adjourned. , MAT LS. Aitutctct►:c Dublin, 3 Waterford. Dort— to Gottenburp f b, t Watertord. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT rweLv r. O'CLOCK. CoI,AL, • • • 66 a ltcd. Ann. - 67 TIT E SUN. IiOLSA4 QUtS DICRRR FALSUM AUDZAT? LONDON, AIONDAY, rEliituAitY 6, 1809. We regret that we are still linable to communicate to our Readers any intelligence of a recent date from the South of Spain, .but we have every reason to believe that the reports' w hich have been so industri otisly circulated, that the Government of this Coun try, considering the Spanish cause as hopeless, did not intend to send any furtherassistance to the Spaniards, are totally destitute of foundation. A very consider able number of troops were embarked. at Plymouth last week; but the' weather became so tempestuous, that it was found absolutely necessary to suspend the embarkation. It has also been stated, but without anyautho rity, that the Transports which lately returned from Spain have been all discharged. We have no doubt that it is the intention of Ministers, as it certainly is the wish of the Country, that every possible as sistance should ' be given to the glorious cause in which the Spaniards are'engaged, as long as there remains any hope of ittultiri,ate success. Our Readers will find in our Latter from Cork,' an account of the ar6yl of two of the Transports that hailed with Gen. SITEIMOKE'S Expedition. We have received no further accounts respecting the remainder of the Expedition. A vessel has arrived at Plymouth,' from Lisbon, which place she left on the 28th ult. at which time there had bet.n no account of the entrance of the . French into Poriugll.' . Wi thii morning, received Gibraltar Papers to the 14th ult. The 101104 log are their contents Don JUAN ANTONIO •DETIVALLER, Marquis of Villel, Count de Darmos, Member of the Supreme 'Bard of Government of the Kingdoms of Spain and the Indies, ,&c. &c. &c. has issued the following rioclatnation " Inhabitants of Cadi4, your safety and defence have called for the whole attention of Government. .treachorous and corrupt Commapder. wanted to. 101 and deliver up the Kingdom to the Enemy, but the vigilance of Oat' gnprerne &gird ot.Government of the Kingdom has averted that Calamity, and his perfdious rnachindtiont have only served to make , the traitor known, and to sink him into the mire . of his infamy. " Be without uneasiness,, loyal inhabitants of Cadiz, . Gut'ernment watches over you—Chiefs of tindaunted patriotiim at`your head, and a Member of the Supreme Board incessantly 'occupied in pro.. trioting your welfare and happiness, are the gua rantees which his Majesty offers you against the intrigues of the atrocious' N10'014161. What re mains for you to. do, inhabitants of Cadiz ?---No thing but to cooperate with the sound intentions of Government. Your zeal, in favour of the State has Ili all time been conspicuous c in adverse as in pros. p2rous circumstances, the Merchants of Cadiz have er been the first to display their generosity, what. May, not, therefore, be . , expe&ed from • thebe mer. chants at the critical moment when their own exist ence is endangered ? " Nobody knows better than you that freedom is the soul of. mercantile industry. Turn your-eyes to France, compare what she is to what she was, and infer' the fate 'that awaits you, if the desttudive genius should sneceed in subduing Spain. Itiliabi tants.of Cadiz, this beautiful city, the emporium of commerce and opulen'ce, You 'would see converted into a deserted Vitl - age.• To the evira With which every ether town is threatened, you would see plunder and the harshest treatment superadded. Your harbours be left Without shipping, and your store houses without goods;' your merchants would de sert their houses, and the tears of despair would prove yourtytly resource. Hesitate not, therefore. to make fresh sacrifices to your security ; they can • never be excessive," when it is the independence of the country that requires them. Let us be free, and speedily will the rapid flight of commerce, that spring of public opulence, amplylndemnify you for the Sacrifices which you Shall gave 'made to the general defence.—Cadiz, .5111 Jpnuary, 1809. __ (Signed) " THE MARO,yI VILLFL, " COUNT pa DARIKUS," VALENCIA, Dec. 30..--His Excellency the -Duke del INIUNTADO has transmitted to the superior Board of Government a most'satisfaEtory account of a skir , mish between froM 90 to 100 royal carabineers, and 150 French horse, near Castellejo. The whole of the enemy's detachment was destroyed, seventeen men excepted,: whom our brave soldiers brought to head-quarters in the distri6ls of Catalonia and Cas tile, which have been occupied by the French'. All the men capable of bearing arms have been bound or manacled, and conclu&ed to the frontier, thence to be sent to the armies in the North : those modern Scythians thus adding the Mint horrid slavery to the barbarops treatment, WhiCh• they iuflid upon their viaitns.r..(Vaiencia Gazelle.) Yesterday morning his MasrtsTY, Princesses AU GUSTA, SOPHIA, AMELIA, arid MARY, accompanied by Lady ELY, Generals CARTWRIGHT, and Frrz- Roy, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode to St. George's Chapel, and heard Diving Service. Their MAJESTIES and PRINCESSES are expetled' in town this day, if the roads are passable; hut it is probable that they will not, as the waters are again rising, unless they go, through Ashford, the same road the Duke of CAMBRIDGE went, on Saturday. Saturday the Duke of YORK waited on the KING, and transa6tpd business with him, and in, the.after noon returned to Lotidon We inadvertently copied an extra& from a Morn ing Paper of Friday, stating Abet a sufficient quan, , tity of ,spherical case-shot, commonly called Shrap nell-shot, had not heea sent with the army into Spain. This statement we,find to be wholly incor reel, and we take, with pleasure, the earliest oppor tunity of stating, that a very ample quantity of that species of ammunition was sent with all the field artillery, which accompanied the British armies both to Spain and Portugal. Government have received advices from Admiral COCHRAI , .I2 of a .gallant attack male on two French armed letters of marque laden with coloniAl pro duce, lying • under tl;e . batteries of .Bay Guadaloupe, by the barge, boats and pinnace of . I - Es Majesty's sloop lieureux, commanded by Cap. lain Corneae, on the 29th of November, at eleven, The attack was led by Captain Coomm: who, 'in storming outer and inward forts, which were, soon carried by the bayonet, unfortunately fell by a cannon shot. The cans of the batteries were , s pit ie d, an d th e two letters of marque taken posses sion of by Lieutenant D. LAURENCH, on whom the command devolved, and who was wounded' in the ario by a muket ball. tlnfoltunately, for want of a pilot, the captured vessels grounded as they were towing oat, On seeing, this, the enemy brought . down their field:pieces, the heavy tire of which .eoin pelled the captors to abandon their prizes. Our loss was only two _ omen killed, and. Rvo wounded; the enemy suffered severely. The set Vice has, however, on . this occasion, to lament the loss of an able and gallant Commander, in the fall of Captain Coomna.' Private letters 'from America mention, that an armed toice, connisting of 601)0 men, under Gene ral WILKINSON, with two •Frigates and forty Gun boats to co-Operate, had been -stationed at New Orleans. The ostensible reason assigned for this assemblement is, that the Spaniards had ipdicated an . intention to recover back Louisiana; but there is some reason' to appielknd, that a revolutionary position had been Iwo ile,s . ted on the borders nf the Mississippi, which stgionsly threatened the disinrw tion.of that part of tri'EAntetieati Union.—Anorh er account states the above force to have been assem bled in consequence of its being rep:med that Sir G. PIIEV66V6' EXPOIO6II was 19 enter the Mississippi, the navigation of that river being, by the Bth article of the Treaty of Peace, declared to be free and open , to the slabjecis of Great &oak). The Warren Hastings,• True Briton, Satleby Car tle, Lord Melville, Cumberland and Aeptuae East . li - idiot - nen, mill sail from Portsmouth as soon as they have repaired their damages, under convoy of the Siiius, Captain Pvst. , —The Cidhiells, for St, Hele na, `l3encoolen, and China, . will Sail under convoy' of the Nassau, 64, Captain CAMPBI4I4., as far .as St. Helena . . The Clorinile, Captain liatoos, with Commissioner SHIELD, for the Cape ; and Commis sioner INbIAN, for Madras, iit ordered to sail alone; t he"moment she is ready. The Leviathan, 74, Capt. HARVEY ; and Bom bay, 74, Capt. CVNING, for Cadiz; Boadicea, Capt. HATLEY, for Lisbon and the Cape of Good Hope;. Maws, Hon, Copt. WALARGRAVII, with a convoy for the Mediterranean; and the Jasper, CaPt. DANIEL, With a convqy for the coast of Por tugal-all at,Portsmouth, are prevented from sailing by foul. winds.---The ficadicea is to take of i Mr. JEFVEtiY, Consul at LiNhon. - At St. Domingo the French garrison Was, accord-. ing to the last acounts, •in possession of• about four months'provision, and was determined to maintain its post 'to the last extremity against: the Spaniards. The fa uccesug:of General FeattAND, it is added, had deelared, that, in the event of 'being compelled to yield, he would surrender to the English. • The imogen Brig of War is arrived , from the Dar danelles, with clispt4es from Mr. ADAIR, who re mained in good health at Constantinople, subsequent to the late revolutions. She bring also accounts from Naha to.the Kith of Deceit3ber. The Hydra, Lethaidar, and Pretlayante, hadirnrived there, With par! 'a . their. A:int v Oy, front 'England. Oif Sardinia t he Fleet was dispersed in a gale,of wind. BIRTII.--Yestet day, in Upper Bedford-place, tle wile or t4tiliU J. }harm, a Son. . EttiTit.---YCStet day Ate Right Hon. Lady oa,t7s -711A132) Daughter. • • NAVAL NEWS. &am the LONDON GZZETTE, Fefr. 4, 1839. Admiralty-Office, Feb. 4, 1809. Copy of a Letter from Rtar. A diniral the Hon. Sir Alexander Cochr.lne, K.. B. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's .Ships,2nd Vessels at the Leeward Islands, to the Hon. W, Pole,_ dated on board the Neptune, at Barbactoes, Dec. 19, OW. SIR, I inclose, for the information of the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty,' the Copy of a letter which I have received from Captain Collier, of his Majesty's ship Circe, the senior officer of the block ading squadron stationed from the Dianiond to the Pearl 'Rocks, Martinique, giving an account of the dest ruaion, of the French Corvette Le Cygne, which -had sailed from Cherbourg on the 12th of Novem ber, with the Papillon, another Corvette, and La Verrus, La Junon, and L'Arnphitritc Frigates. In performing this service I am sorry to send the inclosed report orthe loss which has been sustained by the several, vessels engaged, owing to the Cor vette having been supported by the batteries, field pieces, and musketry frona the shore, in her at tempt to reach St. Pierre's; but the object is luny accomplished, as she is bilged in such a situa tion as to render it impossible to recover the vessel or the flour with which she was loaded. One of the Schooners in company with her was burnt, and the other drove on shore and destroyed ; each of them also having been loaded with flour and pro visions. . Captain Collier deserves great praise for his per severance in overcoming the obstacles which the enemy presented by the numerous batteries which lined the shore in that part of the coast; and he speaks in the highest terms of Captain Brenton of the Amaranthe, as well as of the gallantry and good concur of Lieutenant 'Wright, and a party of , the Royal York Rangers, who were serving.as marines. I have the honour to be, &c. ' • (Signed) ALEX; COCHBANE. His Majesty's Ship Circe, off St. Pierre's, * SIR, Martinique, Dec. :4, Igo& On Monday; at eleven A. M. his Majesty's Brig Morne Fortunee informed me, by . signal, that an enemy's - Brig and two Schooners were at anchor off the Pearl. I immediately recalled the look-out ves sels named as per margin*, and made all sail towards the enemy. On our nearing St. Pierre's, I - per-, ceived'a large French Schooner towing along.'shore„, under cover of a nun3'oer of troops. The Schooner finding it impoSsible to get between St. Pierre's and the Circe, the Stork closing fast, theyrun her on shore under a battery of four guns, 'flanked by two smaller ones, andk the beach lined with troops. The signal was then made to close, with the enemy, and engage in succession, the Circe leading, followed, by the Stork and Morns Fortuntse ; being within pistol shot the sntill batteries were _soon silenced, 'and the troops driven from theßeach.. 'Seeing the Brig and Schooner unloading, I directed the l Morne Fortue6e to watch the Schooner in shore,. and to give, similar orders to the Epervier on her coming up. We then made sail towards the Brig and the other Schooner, which were lying well to w Ind ward close to the Bench, under cover of tour batteries. and an immense num ber of troops and field-pieces, which they had' brciught down on the beach to protect her. Having placed the barge and two cutters under the command of Lieut. Crook, Mr. Coltman, Purser, Mr. Smith, Mailer, and Mr. Thomas ,Carpenter, who handsome. ly.volunteered with 68 then to'bring the Brig out, I then Made sail with the Stork and Express towards her, and diretied the boats to lay off until the Brig's fire slackened. It getting late, the Vessels lying close in with the rocks, and haying no Pilot on board, I stood in, and was handsomely seconded by Captain Le Geyt of the Stork. The Ships .did not com mence a6ti'ou until our men were wounded from the beach with tuusquetry. We then bore up under a heavy fire of great guns and small arms, Hav ing Massed the batteries and Brig, the Citces boats .not 'Waiting for .theStotk's to come up, boarded in the most gallant manner ; and it is with tAtretne . concern I have to add, that their gallantry digit not Meet with its reward ; they were beat back with dreadful slaeghter ; one boat taken and one s;lnk, the other entirely disabled. Our loss the boats are killed, wounded, and missing, ;i6. By this thou it , Las dark; I stood off until-daylight, deter ruining to persevere and destroy - the Brig if posittle." In the evening I was joined by' the Amaranths, Wh o watched the Brig during the ' At eight. A. M. we perceived site had weighed; Captain Brenton, in the must handsoMe volunteering to bring her out,• she was then towing and ,sweeping close in shore towards St. Pierre's; the Boats, of the Circe and Stork, and men froth the Express, were sent to tow the Amaranthe up, who.was at this time sweeping and using every ex ertion to close with the enemy. • At ten, the French Brig grounded near several batteries, to the Northward of St. Pierre's; the Amaranths tack e d and worked in under a heavy fire from the batte- • • ries and Brig, from which she suffered considerably, ' having one killed and five wounded, followed by the Circe, the. rest of the Squadron engaging the batteries to leeward. Front the Antaranthes well directed fire, she • soon • obliged them to quit the Brig. • Lieutenant Hay, of the Amaranthe, on this service distinguished himself Very much, and speaks of the gallantry Of Messrs. Brooke and Rig Maiden, of the same Slettp;' in very hendsoMe:tertifs, Who, with the.-boots of the Circe, Amaranthe, and Stork, boarded her under a heavy fire from the batteries, • and troops on sliore Lieutenant Hay; 'finding her bilged and impossible to get her off, effettually, de stroyed her in the Evening. Captain Brentan,again volunteered to destroy the Schooner then on shore ; .1 ordered Lieutenant George.Robintbn,. Second of the Atuaranthe, but /Wing First of the' Circe, with my order,' on this occasion, to f o ll o W t h e di re aions of Captain . Brenton. At nine o'clock 1 had the pleasure to see her on fire, and burps to ,the water's edge. lam sorry to add,: that on this service, Mr. Jones, Master of . the' Amaranthe, was wounded . ; [ and one seaman killed, and three wounded, be ! longing to the Express. , he - Captains, Officers, and crews , of the squa dron you did me the honour to place under . my command, behaved with that coolness and intre, - pidity inherent in ,British seamen, particularly the Aruaranthe, whose gallant conduit was noticed by the whole squadron. From the troops of the Royal , York Rangers, under the command of Lieutenant Wright, doing !duty as marines, I received every assistance. Lieutenant Crook who commanded the boats, I am sorry to say, is severely wounded in four places; the loss of this gallant young man's services are severely felt on hoard the Circe. I am, likewise sorry to add, that. Mr. Coleman, Purser, is' among the number that is dangerously wounded ; his condutt on this, and other ocdasions, deserves ywarmest approbation.. On boarding, we discovered the brig destro Yed was the La Cygnei•of 18 guns and 140 men, with flour, guns, and cartridge-paper, for the , relief of Marti nique. Tlie two schooners had likewise Rour, and"-, were armed ; I have not yet learnt their force o'r names ; lam happy to say, that the one left off' the Pearl is on shore , bilged. In the performance of this .service, our loss is' killed and wounded, I `am sorry to say, has b..wn very great ; but I have the consolation to think, that it was in the execution of an indispensable duty; and the grand objet of cutting otT the supplies of the enemy, will, I trust, justify the means which I have adopted, if not afford a small consolatidn to " the relatives of those'who fell. I ha*, e the honour to be, &c. (Sigeed) F. A. COLLIER . . Rear-Admital Sir A:, Cochrane, &c. &c. &c. A List of Killed and Wounded on board the'SqUalron der the Command of 1. rancis A. Collier, Lq. i n a6tion with the Enemy oil Martinique, the 12111 and 13th day of Dec. iSoB. Circe—g killed, 21 wounded, 26 missing-56. Amaranthe—t killed, 6 wounded.-7. Stork--; killed, I wounded.—z. Express—; killed, 3 wounded,-4. Epervier—None killed or wounded. Morne Fortunee—None killed or wounded. Total-12 killed, 31 wounded, 26 missing.--6g. (Signed) F. A. CoLLIER, Captain, Adliziralty-Office, Fel . 4. 1809. , Copy t of another Letter front Rear. Admiral the Hen. Sit . Alex. Cochrane, K.B. to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board the Neptune, at Barb Aloes, the atst of Dee. MA. SIR, 1 I inclose, for the information of the Lords Com. missioners of . the Admiralty, the Copy of. a Letter from Captain Sanders,. of his Majesty's Sloop. Bel' lette, acquainting me with the capture of a French Letter of Marque, laden with provisions, fronx Bourdeaux. I also inclose Capt, Spear's Letter, of the Gore% which I had not before received, giving an account of the capture of a French Letter of Marque hound to Bourdeaux from Martinique. 1 have the Honour to be, Eitc. . (Signed) • • ALEX. COCHRANE. His Majesty's Sloop !toilette, at sea, SIR, . Vac. S, dolt,• I have the honour to inform you, that his Majes ty's Sloop Bellette, under my command, has cap tured the French Brig Letter of Marque Revanche, of six guns, twelve. pounders, pierced for eighteen, with a complement of forty four men, laden • w provisioni, from Bourdeaux bound to Guadaloupe• She has been a very successful Privateer all this Wor, and was intended for a Cruizer in those seas. I have the Honour no be, Sec., (S)gtted) GEO; S A NDEAS. To the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, 1.13. Rear_ Admiral of the itt.ti, 1 - 14 Majesty's Sloop Ci;rce, EatbadOes' SI R, 3oth Nov. iLti. I have the honour to acq uaint you, oil the C4th inst. thirty leagueq west of Guadal.upe, I captured, in his Majesty's Sloop under ray command, the Ad miral Vintner, a French Ship Letter of Marque , mounting eight guns, four of which she tore`'/ overboard M the uhace, and a complement of two wen, from Martinique bound to BourdeinOtt laden with sugar, coffee, and cotton. I am, Bcc. JOSEPH SPEAR. Itear.:Adiniral Almt. Cochrane, K. 13. &c. Admiralty-O f fice, Fek. 4, 1809. Copy of a Letter troni:Admirat Lord Gambier, Commode in Chief of HIS Majesty's Ships and Yesscla in the Chan. net, Soundings, &e. to the Hun. W. * W. Pole, dated ea, tioArd the Caledonia, in rortuy, the 3oth of last Month. SIR, 1 inclose herewith, for the information of this Lords Commissioners of I Admiralty, a Leiter have ;this day received from Captain Broke, .dated t h e 27th instant, acquainting me with the capture of ,ti.e. French Cutter Privateer l'ommereuil, of too" teen guns and sixty taco, by his Majesty's Ship Shiite non, under his command. I have the Honour to be, &c. G AM BIER , - His Majesty's Ship Shannon, call sle: 1144 ' • MY ,LORD, - 17th On. 1 have the honour to inform vou •the Shantioo captured this day, after a long dace to leeward, the French Cutter Pommereuil, of fourt ee n guns 3iu sixty men, commanded ,by Felix L'Alleinaude fourteen days out ,friaM Havre-du-Grace, $" ( . 1 , only captured a Transport with T roo p s , released. I have sent the PriZe to Plymouth. she is aO a new Vessel, coppereu, and well found. • I have,the Honour to be, etc. P. B. V. BROiCs" To the Right Honourable Lord Gambier, Commander In Crud, tec. PLYMOUTH, Fsn. 4.-Arrived the French Brig Courier des Indes,, laden. with a very valuable cargo.) consisting of entree, indigo,, sugar, peppet, from the Isle of France, bound to France; captured by the Alcmene Frigate, Captain TREMLBTT I t° Vessel was formerly the American Brig Caroline, be' longing to Boston, having been sold by the Alta i ' can Captain, to the French in the Isle of France , -in consequence of their telling him that a war had CO , . • .menced between England and America. A large Leg licit South Seaman was about to sail for France, et 111 time the French Brig left it, having been caPti l r A , and sent in aere by a French Print. A WV' French Frigate was also about sail nt tbatig ti° time for France, laden with * very valuable Dors pldndered from several English vessels that hod tWlttts captured and sent in there. Arrived the Spanish Brig Saint Joseph, from a° Havannah, last froM Corunna, put into the Wet